2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.
Brandman also claimed a spot on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
CityU graduate students pay an average of $11,812 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Whitworth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Far Western US Region . Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spokane.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Corban University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salem, Corban is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Corban are $9,760 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Martin’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 per year.
National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at National University are $15,480 a year.
Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
MSMU graduate students pay an average of $13,099 in tuition and fees each year.
Loyola Marymount University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 per year.
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California State University - Long Beach landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 25,545 |
| Washington | 5,206 |
| Oregon | 4,001 |
| Hawaii | 830 |
| Nevada | 1,387 |
| Alaska | 331 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
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